Is there vitamin D in tanning beds

Are tanning beds a safe source for Vitamin D?

http://healthpsych.psy.vanderbilt.edu/tanningBeds.htm

Studies done by Decastro et al. report that exposure of the body’s surface to either direct sunlight or tanning bed radiation was effective in increasing blood concentrations of Vitamin D. In a study done by Decastro et al., the objective …

What about the use of tanning beds to get my vitamin D??

http://www.zrtlab.com/zrt-in-the-news/vitamin-d-what-you-need-to-know.html

I tend not to recommend them because we don’t really know if they are safe. Because the light sources vary with different tanning beds, it makes them unpredictable and possibly unsafe. In addition, most commercial tanning beds emit an unkno…

Could Tanning Beds Be a Safe Source of Vitamin D?

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As more people begin to realize the importance of vitamin D, natural sun exposure is becoming more widely accepted as a critical aspect of a healthy lifestyle. This raises a question that many tanning enthusiasts are likely to ask. Could …

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are tanning beds vitamin d different from vitamin d of the sun for deficient vitamin people?

Q: are they both the same i m in an area where i never get sun and im vitamin d deficient. i know tanning beds give vitamin d, but is there a significant difference?

A: Vitamin D is utilized by your body when you are exposed to the sun. If you were a hermit and NEVER went out into the sun you would probably develop a deficiency. I would NOT go to the tanning bed thinking it’s healthy to do so just so I can get Vitamin D. It only takes 20 minutes in the sun (not sun bathing) for your body to start using Vitamin D. Vitamin D is useless unless there is sun exposure to help your body break it down and use it. Driving to the beach and having your arm in the window is SUFFICIENT.

Does the light from tanning beds give you Vitamin D?

Q: I know that you get Vitamin D from sunlight, but what about the light from tanning beds? LOL, people, I wasn’t asking if *I* should use a tanning bed! I just wanted to know about the Vitamin D from one.Oops, meant to say I’ve never used a tanning bed. Noooo, I’m pale-skinned and I sparkle in the sunlight. ;D

A: You don’t get vitamin D from light! However vitamin D_3 is produced in skin exposed to sunlight. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D)It seems that most tanning lights give off about 5% UVB, so yes they would to some extent help in the D_3 production. However natural exposure to sunlight for short durations and with proper protection for extended light is a much better idea.

Do tanning beds provide the wavelengths that allow one’s body to produce vitamin D?

Q: This is a mix of field so I guess it makes it harder to answer.Vitamin D is supposed to make you feel better generally which is why some people get bummed during winter. Simply put, do tanning beds allow the production of vitamin D like regular sunlight? I don’t see why not but a friend of mine thought otherwise.

A: nope tanning beds do not provide vitamin Dsome processed foods do, they indicate it on the can other than that, sun is the only way to get vitamin D 🙂